"Because of master's identity?"
"Yes, but also no. The most fundamental reason is still because he is who he is. That's also why I am here."
The Green Hillock Empress began speaking with a smile. Behind that face—one no one could clearly discern—was an inexplicable kindness defying her age.
In the distance, Cui Manlou, who was firmly suppressed, listened to the conversation between the two, increasingly sensing that something was amiss.
Only now did he realize, after having meticulously devised his plan—a scheme that should have been a one-stone-three-birds strategy—that everything seemed to veer off course the moment it connected to Su Chengyu. He couldn't pinpoint where the deviation had occurred, but the unease steadily grew, overshadowing all else.
"Who exactly is that Su Chengyu? Ah!"
